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AuthenTec, the world's leading biometric fingerprint sensor provider, and BIO-
key International, Inc. BIO-key's image enhancement and
normalization technology, included with each BIO-key software platform,
enables interoperability among different AuthenTec devices along with other
fingerprint sensors.com)

BIO-key Safe Harbor Statement
This news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to
certain risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected on the basis of these statements.

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BIO-key's high-performance, scalable, cost-effective and easy -to-deploy
biometric finger identification technology accurately identifies and
authenticates users of wireless and enterprise data to improve security,
convenience and privacy and to reduce identity theft.

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J. "BIO-key's support of AuthenTec's innovative swipe sensors,
including those delivered by AuthenTec through the wide portfolio of OEM
customers, along with our device interoperability capability will be a major
catalyst in the adoption of fingerprint-based logical access controls
throughout the enterprise," said Charles (Bud) Yanak, VP Marketing of BIO-key. The
Company is working through the final review of the historical data and
will issue its first quarter 2005 earnings release as soon as this
process is complete. is a leading provider of home respiratory
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Forward-Looking Statements

Statements contained in this press release may contain
forward-looking statements as contemplated by the 1995 Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act that are based on management's
current expectations, estimates and projections.

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In addition , BIO-key's product family now supports the
NIST INCITS 378-2004 standard template format which can be extracted from
images captured on the EntrePad 2500 series of sensors.

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Partners Can Now Deploy Products and Solutions Built on AuthenTec's EntrePad
Fingerprint Sensors and BIO-key 's Enterprise Software

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For more information contact:
Julie Garand Jim Burke
BIO-key International AuthenTec
508-460-4036 321-308-1320
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AuthenTec and BIO-key are working together as preferred partners to enable
and encourage manufacturers, application developers, integrators and
purchasers of fingerprint devices (including laptop computers that are
supplied with the embedded AuthenTec sensors) to begin evaluating,
architecting and implementing enterprise biometric solutions built on BIO-
key's family of development platforms.bio-key. In connection with the March 31, 2005
interim period, the Company is reviewing the accounts receivable,
related allowance accounts, and the associated methodology it has used
since its predecessor's emergence from bankruptcy in March 2002. Readers are cautioned not
to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which
reflect management's analysis , judgement, beliefs, projections or
expectations only as of the date hereof.

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The Company also undertakes no obligation to
disclose any revision to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or
circumstances after the date made or to reflect the occurrence of
unanticipated events.garand@bio-key. (Pink Sheets: ROHI) (the "Company") today announced that it will
not be issuing its first quarter 2005 earnings release today, as
previously expected.

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newscom. In the ordinary course of preparing its financial
statements, the Company continually examines its accounts receivable
and related allowance accounts .

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(Logo: http://www. Readers are cautioned
not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date made.com jim.

Rotech Healthcare Announces Delay in Release of First Quarter Fiscal 2005 Earnings

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(OTC Bulletin Board: BKYI), the leader in finger-based
biometric identification and wireless public safety solutions, announce the
support of the AuthenTec EntrePad(R)2500 series of swipe fingerprint sensors
in BIO-key's family of software development tools for biometric authentication
platforms in enterprise applications. The words
"estimate," "project," "intends," "expects," "believes" and similar
expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.burke@authentec.

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AuthenTec and BIO-key Launch Strategic Initiative Supporting Enterprise Application Deployments

All of BIO-key's software development platforms already included full
support for the AuthenTec's touch sensors.

About AuthenTec
With more than six million sensors in use worldwide, AuthenTec is the
world leader in fingerprint sensor security, innovation and sales to the PC,
wireless, and access control markets. The Company's local operating centers ensure that
patients receive individualized care, while its nationwide coverage
allows the Company to benefit from significant operating efficiencies .

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and WALL, N. The company's network of
partners, solution providers and customers include: Analog Devices, APC, BIO-
key, Compal, Cherry, Fujitsu Computer, Computer Associates, HP, IBM, LGE,
Microsoft , Motion Computing, NEC Packard Bell, Pantech, Quanta, Samsung,
Tatung, Texas Instruments, Toshiba , and Wistron, among others. Visit
http://www. Words such as
"expects," "anticipates," "intends ," "plans," "believes," "estimates,"
"projects," "may," "will," "could," "should," "would," variations of
such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such
forward-looking statements . The Company does not
undertake any obligation to publicly release any revisions to any
forward -looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after
the date of this release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated
events.

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Support for computer device / token
implementations of the EntrePad 2510 swipe sensor are planned for release in a
service pack update.
"BIO-key is one of few companies capable of delivering enterprise
fingerprint verification and identification products that can be integrated by
our mutual customers without endangering their system's flexibility and
scalability," said Art Stewart, vice president of business development for
AuthenTec.

About BIO-key
BIO-key develops and delivers advanced identification solutions and
information services to law enforcement departments, public safety agencies,
government and private sector customers .com

Such risks and uncertainties, many of
which are beyond the control of the Company, include but are not
limited to, the risks, uncertainties and assumptions associated with:
changes in reimbursement policies and other legislative initiatives
aimed at reducing healthcare costs associated with Medicare and
Medicaid, including, without limitation, the impact of the Medicare
Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 and the
uncertainties relating to inhalation drug reimbursement; the
collectibility of the Company's accounts receivable; healthcare reform
and the effect of changes in federal and state healthcare regulations
generally; compliance with various settlement agreements and corporate
compliance programs established by the Company; other factors
described in the Company 's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission; compliance with confidentiality requirements with respect
to patient information; and other factors.

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Preliminary analysis indicates that there is
nothing the Company is reviewing at this time that is expected to have
an impact on cash balances .

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Over 2,500 police, fire
and emergency services departments in North America use BIO -key solutions,
making BIO-key the leading supplier of mobile and wireless solutions for
public safety worldwide.

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"We are excited by this initiative, and BIO-key's ability to solve
crucial authentication problems facing government and commercial enterprise
networks and applications using AuthenTec's growing family of fingerprint
sensors.com. BIO-key's mobile wireless technology
provides first responders with critical, reliable, real-time data and images
from local, state and national databases . For a more complete description of these and other risk
factors that may affect the future performance of BIO-key International, see
"Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB and its other
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

About Rotech Healthcare

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BIO-key's latest release of VST, WEB-key , and BioAPI Biometric Service
Provider (BSP) software development platforms now include all software device
drivers, configuration controls and image interoperability algorithms for the
AuthenTec EntrePad 2501A swipe sensor. AuthenTec's award-winning FingerLoc(R)
and EntrePad(R) sensors take full advantage of The Power of Touch by utilizing
the company's patented TruePrint(R) technology to deliver the most convenient,
reliable and cost-effective means available for enabling touch-powered
features that extend beyond user authentication. The Company provides its equipment and services in 48 states
through approximately 475 operating centers, located principally in
non-urban markets . Forward-looking statements are subject to
known, and unknown risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected or implied in the
forward-looking statements.

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"A key benefit BIO-key software delivers is our ability to utilize a single
fingerprint enrollment for a wide array of identity management applications
such as large scale ID credentialing solutions as well as physical and logical
access systems" he continued.
Systems integrators , solution providers, OEM customers and end-customers
are encouraged to contact either AuthenTec or BIO-key representatives to find
out how to extend their fingerprint device or laptop computer that
incorporates AuthenTec EntrePad or FingerLoc sensors for use in enterprise
applications.

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BIO -key's software development platforms allow systems
integrators and solution providers to rapidly develop and deliver biometric
based identity management security into virtually any infrastructure .
Both government and commercial customers can benefit from this cooperative
effort, including customers that must comply with standards and legislation
such as HSPD-12, FIPS 201, FFIEC, HIPAA , Patriot Act, and Gramm-Leach-Bliley
Act, 21CFRPart11.authentec. Such
forward-looking statements are made based on management's beliefs, as well as
assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management
pursuant to the "safe-harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995.